Jahvid Best declares himself symptom free

Jahvid Best spoke to reporters during Organized Team Activities on Monday, and the concussion-prone Lions running back declared himself “symptom free.”

Though Best had two documented concussions at Cal, and two more last season, he insisted to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press that he’s only been diagnosed with three. Best claims he’s “not at all concerned” about his concussion history.

Doctors do seem to be, however, seeing as Best has yet to be cleared for contact.

The doctors should not clear Best. He already has a history with concussions; and furthermore, apparently his style of running leads to concussions. He his one hit away from being a vegetable and ruining his chances for having a healthy lifestyle after football. His family, doctors, and himself need to seriously contemplate the implications of him pursuing his NFL career.

I believe that this is a case where they’ll wait until the last possible minute to clear him in an effort to minimize any potential repurcussions. I hope the kid has a long and fruitful career with no lasting damage.

@anygivenwednesday, You are a tool or have no football sense if you would not want him on your team. Concussions are so over blown in sports, look at what the kid can do in the field. He looks like a better version of Forte. They Pay these guys more in 1 season than you or I will see in our lives. Its a high risk, high reward job. I would take 4 or 5 concussions then retire at age 25 if i could.

Maybe I am a tool … your surely no judge of that keyboard warrior: but I’ve played the game (first concussions came then) & defended this country (4th & 5th came out of jumping out of planes/helicopters).

What’ve you done besides post about sucker punching.

Ya I punched people too big guy. But they brought it on themselves and surely knew it was coming.

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Best is an amazing football player (when healthy). This young man has had multiple severe concussions over a relatively short period of time. These are not “got your bell rung, but you’re cleared to play 2 weeks later concussions.” Best’s concussions have kept him sidelined for MONTHS afterwards because he still has lingering symptoms.
If someone suffers a concussion, it makes them more likely to be concussed again. With each concussion, it becomes even more likely Best will have another one.
He should seriously consider retirement…there are just too many health risks associated with multiple concussions. Maybe he doesn’t want to retire because he needs the money. He’s probably too young to realize it’s possible to be so unhealthy…in so much pain that you’d gladly give up every penny just to have your health again. By this point, it’ll be too late.
Maybe he just doesn’t want to walk away from the game he loves. Maybe he just can’t imagine doing anything else. I get it….I had to give up a career I loved because of health problems. It sucked and it broke my heart. But, I’m able to walk instead of being stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of my life.
I hope this young man is surrounded by family/friends that have HIS best interests at heart. I hope his doctors are able to make him understand how serious this is, and the possible health consequences he could face in the future.
It shouldn’t surprise me when there are jerks on this site who make jokes or only care about how Best can help their team win, but it still does. Guess I sometimes forget just how immature/ selfish/ mean-spirited some people can be.